11:49 PM,
Apr. 11, 2014

Former Bridgewater Police Chief Richard Borden has been hired by the Somerset County Sheriff's Office.

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Just six months after retiring as police chief in Bridgewater, Richard Borden is back to work in law enforcement, collecting a public pension and a new salary worth a combined $195,000.

Somerset County Sheriff Frank Provenzano, himself a retired Bridgewater police captain, announced the hiring of Borden as the fourth undersheriff. Borden will take charge of the sheriff's Administration Division on Monday.

Borden will earn a salary of almost $90,000 a year. He replaces a retired undersheriff who had been earning more than $100,000. ...